What I leave behind
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Atheneum, [2018].
Physical Desc
202 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Prescott Valley Public Library - YAFIC - Young Adult Area - Fiction
MCGHEE, ALISON WHAT
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MCGHEE, ALISON WHAT
1 available
More Details
Published
New York : Atheneum, [2018].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 3.8, 1 Points
Level 3.8, 1 Points
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
550
Notes
General Note
"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book."
Description
Sixteen-year-old Will spends most of his days the same way: Working at the Dollar Only store, trying to replicate his late father's famous cornbread recipe, and walking the streets of Los Angeles. Will started walking after his father committed suicide, and three years later he hasn't stopped. But there are some places Will can't walk by: The blessings store with the chest of 100 Chinese blessings in the back, the bridge on Fourth Street where his father died, and his childhood friend Playa's house. When Will learns Playa was raped at a party--a party he was at, where he saw Playa, and where he believes he could have stopped the worst from happening if he hadn't left early--it spurs Will to stop being complacent in his own sadness and do some good in the world. He begins to leave small gifts for everyone in his life, from Superman the homeless guy he passes on his way to work, to the Little Butterfly Dude he walks by on the way home, to Playa herself. And it is through those acts of kindness that Will is finally able to push past his own trauma and truly begin to live his life again. Oh, and discover the truth about that cornbread.
Target Audience
Ages 14 up.
Target Audience
HL550L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 81 (very high),Semantic demand: 97 (very high),Syntactic demand: 86 (very high),Structure demand: 86 (very high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,3.8,1.0,510732.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McGhee, A. (2018). What I leave behind . Atheneum.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McGhee, Alison, 1960-. 2018. What I Leave Behind. Atheneum.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McGhee, Alison, 1960-. What I Leave Behind Atheneum, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McGhee, Alison. What I Leave Behind Atheneum, 2018.
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